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Obesity to binge drinking and STIs: Which Iowa counties are the most and least healthy?
In the United States, 34% of adults are obese, Iowa passes this average at 37%. In Polk County, 36% of adults are obese. What counties have the lowest obesity percentage? What counties have the ...
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Obesity Crisis in the Finger Lakes: Health, Economic, and Social Impacts
The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...
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The obesity rate in America keeps on growing and is expected to get even bigger
A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...
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A bold experiment: Let’s bribe West Virginia to reduce its obesity rate
Under the proposal, if West Virginia can reduce its obesity rate to under 25% (the rate in Colorado and Hawaii, our leanest ...
The Press of Atlantic City1mon
Severe obesity is on the rise in the US
The new report follows the release earlier this month of data from U.S. states and territories that showed that in 2023, the rate of obesity ranged widely by place, from a high of more than 41% of ...
The Victoria Advocate1mon
Montana Among Minority of States Where Medicaid Doesn't Cover Obesity-Indicated GLP-1s
Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s, both for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, varies widely across the United States. While all states cover at least one Type 2 diabetes-indicated GLP-1, coverage for ...
The Victoria Advocate1mon
Wyoming Among Minority of States Where Medicaid Doesn't Cover Obesity-Indicated GLP-1s
Medicaid coverage for GLP-1s, both for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, varies widely across the United States. While all states cover at least one Type 2 diabetes-indicated GLP-1, coverage for ...